None of us can operate our household or business budget for long when running at a deficit.

Yet, we have been operating our planet in deficit for 50+ years.

This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on Thursday, July 28, the 182^nd day of the year – only 50% into our year.

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. For the rest of the year, we are maintaining our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We are operating in overshoot.

How long could your home or business operate at a deficit?  Could you make it 50 years?  Could you even make it through the balance of this year?

Not a fun thought, right?

Based on this article

• Companies know environmental sustainability messaging is profitable
• Net, many companies exaggerate in order to cash in
• Studies show 42% of green claims are exaggerated, false or defective
• However, this is dangerous, as customers are highly likely to learn the truth
• When uncovered, it negatively impacts the company’s image, earnings per share and ROI

Here is a guide on what a SME (small to mid-sized enterprise) should look for in an environmental sustainability program.  This will save you from being viewed as a greenwasher and help you benefit from being recognized as environmentally sustainable.

Did you know you are losing $7,000 – $12,000 per employee, each year, due to the Big 5 – insomnia, stress, anxiety, physical pain and mental acuity?

If you want to improve employee performance, health and happiness…

If you want your team to operate better…

If you want to improve overall productivity…

Consider the Best You Can Be program –

https://edenark.com/best-you-can-be/

Edenark Group, the world’s premier corporate environmental sustainability certification program, is teaming up with Zureli, the world’s premier green search engine and directory, to develop and promote sustainability certifications for small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).

According to studies, certified sustainable SMEs are growing 20x faster than their non-certified competitive peers.  This is partially due to sustainability certification being relatively new to SMEs; allowing the certified sustainable ones to stand out and enjoy enhanced revenue and profit growth from being rewarded by the market.

The Zureli Green Directory, with over 1500 existing companies and over 43,000 newsletter members, will help promote the companies that become certified via the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program.  Zureli will also provide $1,000 of free global promotional support to companies certified under the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program.

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/528897512/zureli-and-edenark-group-partner-for-global-corporate-environmental-sustainability-certification-for-smes

We are excited by the promotion of our program by our partner, Zureli

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Edenark Group, which offers the world’s top environmental sustainability certification  program; and Salama Heritage Ecovillage (SHE) Africa, a Social Environment Enterprise (SEE) which promotes the transition to the Post 2015 UN SDGs / Africa Agenda 2063 and provides guidance and leadership to communities, businesses and governments; have formed a partnership.

The organizations recognize the synergy between their respective services and will promote the other’s services to their respective clients.

Salama Heritage Ecovillage (SHE) Africa (“SHE”) is involved with African water, sanitation, hygiene, environmental education, and management projects.  SHE focuses on the Most Vulnerable Groups (MVGs), such as women, youths, children, the elderly and people with disabilities and drives green economic development, ethical and fair trade, sustainable tourism, sustainable development and resilient communities across Africa.

“The Edenark Group ISO 14001 sustainability certification is a natural progression for the organizations SHE works with,” said Rosemary Olive Mbone Enie, CEO of SHE.  “We look to bring this program to the business and government community we serve,” added Enie.

“We support the work SHE does and believe our services are aligned,” said David Goodman of Edenark Group.  “We look forward to bringing the combined benefit of the two organizations to clients throughout Africa,” added Goodman

About Edenark Group

The Edenark Group ISO 14001 is the world’s premier environmental sustainability certification program and allows SMEs (small to mid-sized enterprises) a program designed and priced specifically for them.   Edenark Group also helps clients pursue carbon neutrality and ESG compliance, using the Edenark Group ISO 14001 as a foundation for long term compliance. Edenark Group can be reached at +1 561 512 2257

About Salama Heritage Ecovillage (SHE) Africa

Salama Heritage Ecovillage (SHE) Africa is a Social Environment Enterprise (SEE) which promotes the transition to the Post 2015 UN SDGs / Africa Agenda 2063 and provides guidance and leadership to communities.  SHE can be reached at +250 787 249 860.

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Per the below report by Morgan Stanley, it will cost $50 Trillion to stop global warming by 2050.

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Is that a big number?

Well, the current estimate of World GDP is roughly $80 Trillion/year.  This is expected to double, to $160 Trillion by 2050.

Therefore, over the 30 years, the $50 Trillion to stop global warming equates to roughly 0.014 of world GDP.

By itself, $50 Trillion is a very big number.  But, spread over 30 years, and all the world economies, it is a very small and achievable number.

There are many benefits to an organization of becoming certified sustainable under the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program.  This explains the program and some of the benefits.

https://edenark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Summary-of-Benefits-12.31.20.pdf

We are honored to have Expense-To-Profit as a corporate friend and partner. In this article, they recommend the Edenark Group ISO 14001 program.

They also recommend you sign up for the Ucapture carbon offset program, which we also recommend and can help your company use (see this link) as part of your overall corporate carbon neutrality program.

Specifically, it is more efficient, from a time and cost standpoint, to pursue carbon neutrality after you become certified sustainable.  Then, with your sustainability foundation established, Edenark Group can help you:

• quantify your carbon footprint
• develop a cost-effective plan for pursuit of neutrality (via your long-term sustainability efforts and/or short-term carbon offsets)
• acquire offsets for you, if needed
• certify your carbon neutrality program under the Edenark Group ISO 14065 Carbon Neutral certification.

Per this article, 53% of UK small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) are investing in their own sustainability.

This is an increase of +400% from 2021 and is driven by SMEs seeing increased demand and expectation from their customers to deliver more sustainable products and services.

Further, they are experiencing more scrutiny in terms of how their corporate operation impacts the environment.

UK SMEs are

• Investing £61,250 this year
• Planning to spend an additional £78,392 within the coming year

They are also

• Increasing recycling
• Reducing travel
• Looking at eco-friendly products
• Looking at investing in carbon offsetting

This PPP explains what a SME should look for in a sustainability program.